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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is lozenge shaped in plan and flat. It is decorated with a cross potent. The terminals of the cross arms are formed from four rows of punched dots. Four rivets remain in-situ at each point of the lozenge. An incised linear border surrounds the cross running around the edges of the rivets. The rear of the object is undecorated. The object is worn and has a light green patina.Mounts with similar punched decoration can be found in Read, (2001), p17.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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